Container lifter



Nov. 8, 1938. R. s HARRIS CONTAINER LIFTER Filed April '7, 1957 Z/ I 11)] VENTOR.

ifimdmvrs'ms 2,136,297

I $136,297 I CONTAINER LIFTER Rees s; Harris, sim- Francisco, Calif, assigndr to oswego Falls Corporation, Fulton, N. Y., a corporation of NewYork I Application April 7, 1937, Serial No; 135,538

2 claims: (c1. 294*-'-2s') This invention relates tocontainer lifters and shown as comprising a pair I8 r Pe h efl ffiqe lifter'for' lafg'e Paper @011- bi d. g th r a the r wersnqas y. a r vet tainer's' used to package bulk ice-cream. I9, and being formed at their upper ends with The invention has as an object a lifter of the projections 20' bent over to form hinge eyes 2| type referred to embodying a particularly simple to receive the pivot II, the hinge eyes 2I being 5 and economical construction by which the lifter spaced apart sufficiently to receive the pivotal may be used to conveniently lift and carry conportion of the jaws I0, and also an operating tainers singularly, or in pairs. member 22 movably mounted on the pivot II and The invention consists in the novel features arranged between the jaw members I0. ZIhe 10 and in the combinations and constructions herelower end of the operating member 22 is bifur- 10 inafter set forth and claimed. cated to receive the upper marginal edge of the In describing thisinvention, reference is had members 2!], and the upper end of the member to the'accompanying drawing in which like char- 22 is formed with a finger-hold 23. acters designate corresponding parts in ah the The purpose of the plate is to provide a backviews. ing or supporting surface for the outside of the 15 I Figure 1 is a side, elevational view of a lifter container barrel, particularly when two containembodying my invention, being partly in section ers are lifted and carried simultaneously. The and including contiguous portions of a pair of function of the operating member 22 is to effect containers, the lifter being shown in applying movement of the plate about the pivot II so that position. the'user may conveniently shift the plate to cen- 20 Figure 2 is a view, similar to Figure 1, with tral position between the jaws I0 preparatory to the lifter shown in gripping position. applying the device to the containers. The mem- Figure 3 is an end elevation of the lifter. bers I8 are concaved on their surfaces confront- Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on lines 44, ing the jaws ID to better conform with the cylin- 25 Figure 3, and including contiguous side wall pordrical body walls 25 of the containers, as shown 5 tions of a pair of containers. in Figure 4, and are provided with one or more The invention consists generally of a pair of protrusions 26 which bite into the outer surface opposed jaw members pivotally joined together of the container wall to effect a more firm grip on and having arm portions extending at an angle the container.

30 to the jaws and diverging upwardly from the In use, the handle member I5 is grasped in 30 pivot, a plate movably mounted on said pivot the hand and one of the fingers inserted through and depending between said jaws, and a handle the hole 23 in operating member 22 which permember pivotally connected at its ends to the mits convenient movement of the handle memends of said arm portions and being operable ber I5 toward the pivot II. The member 22 is '35 upon movement toward and from said pivot to then shifted about the pivot II to arrange the effect movement of the jaws toward and from plate I! midway between the open jaws I0, and said plate. while in this condition the lifter is applied to As here shown, the jaws I0 are pivotally joined the containers by inserting the presser plate betogether on a rivet or pin II and include integral tween the containers and forcing the sharpened 40 arm portions I2 which extend at an angle of apends 21 of the jaws I0 through the covers of the 40 proximately forty-five degrees to the opposed surcontainer. The operating member 22 is released faces of the jaws I0, and diverging upwardly as iland upon upward or lifting movement on the lustrated in Figures 1 and 2 to form a tong conhandle I5, the jaws III are moved about the pivot struction. Links I3 are pivotally Connected at against the inner surface of the container barlike ends to the ends of the arms I2 as at I4, and rels and each container barrel is thus gripped 45 th pp s t ends of the links are pivotally between one of the jaws I0 and the plate I'I. Connected to the ends of a tubular handle The device is readily removed from the containers ber I5, the end portions I6 of which are flattened by inserting the finger through the hole 23 of to form a slot to receive the inner ends of the member 22 and effecting movement of the handle links I3. From the description thus far, it will I5 toward the pivot II. so be evident that movement of the handle member The arrangement of the links I3 and handle I5 toward and from the pivot II effects movemember I5 is such that the ends of the handle mentof the jaws I0 toward and from each other. member I5 coact with the arms I2 to form a The construction further includes a plate I? stop for movement of the handle I5 toward the movably mounted upon the pivot II, and is here pivot I I, as illustrated in Figure 1. 55

It will be observed that the lifter described is of particularly economical and simple construction, being formed substantially from metal stampings, and the construction is such that the lifter is readily operated by one hand, permitting four containers to be lifted and carried conveniently at one time, or permitting the user to carry two containers leaving his other hand free to open doors, remove cabinet closures, etc.

What I claim is:

1. A container lifter comprising a pair of opposed jaws pivotally joined together and having arm portions diverging upwardly from said pivot point, a handle member pivotally secured to the outer ends of said arms and being operable upon movement toward and from said pivot to effect movement of said jaws about said pivot, a plate member movably mounted on said pivot and depending between said jaws, a plate operating member movably mounted on said pivot and extending upwardly from the pivot between the arm portions of the jaws toward the handle member, and being provided at its upper end with a finger receiving aperture, said operating member being cooperable at its lower end with said plate to effect movement of the same about the pivot independently of the jaws.

2. A container lifter comprising a pair of opposed jaws pivotally joined together and having arm portions diverging upwardly from said pivot point, a handle member pivotally secured to the outer ends of said arms and being operable upon movement toward and from said pivot to effect movement of said jaws about said pivot, a plate member movably mounted at its upped edge on said pivot and depending between said jaws, a plate operating member movably mounted on said pivot and extending upwardly from the pivot between the arm portions of the jaws toward the handle member and being formed at its upper end with a finger receiving aperture, the lower end of said operating member being formed with a projection extending on each side of the plate, whereby said plate may be moved about said pivot upon movement of said operating member.

REED S. HARRIS. 

